Open AccessModifiable risk factors of hypertension: A hospital-based case-control study from Kerala, India
Author(s) -
Zarin Pilakkadavath,
Muhammed Sherid
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.184634
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , overweight , diabetes mellitus , environmental health , risk factor , psychosocial , logistic regression , socioeconomic status , population , endocrinology , psychiatry
Hypertension is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in Kerala. Excess dietary salt, low dietary potassium, overweight and obesity, physical inactivity, excess alcohol, smoking, socioeconomic status, psychosocial stressors, and diabetes are considered as modifiable risk factors for hypertension.